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Exemption applies to tuition for the first two semesters (fall and spring) following high school graduation.

Eligibility

Eligible students are those who graduate:

  • from an accredited Texas high school
  • and with the highest ranking in their high school.

View Texas Education Code § 54.301 for full details.

Continuation requirements

If on the completion of any semester or term you fail to meet the GPA requirements described in SFA's policy regarding eligibility for financial aid or have reached the excessive hour rule limits, you may not receive the exemption for the next semester or term in which you enroll.

Read additional requirements to maintain eligibility.

How to apply

A copy of Upload the certification from accredited Texas high school using the directions below:

  1. Login to mySFA.
  2. Select "Billing" from the navigation.
  3. Locate the "Billing Information" box.
  4. Click the "Upload Contract / Exemption Paperwork" link.
  5. Select "Valedictorian Tuition Exemption" from the drop-down menu.
  6. Upload the certification.

Note to district or high school personnel: Visit the Texas Education Agency's Highest Ranking Graduate Forms webpage.

 

Contact

Student Business Services
936.468.6960
Fax: 936.468.7213
sbs@sfasu.edu
Staff directory

Physical Address:
Austin Building
Suite 204

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 13053, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, Texas 75962